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Relief worker Hamid Mehmood says, someone with authority needs to step in and impose some sort of order over the chaos.

Mohsin Hamid's "A Beheading" ends with the event, and imagines the moments leading up to it, from the victim's point of view.

What was President Hamid Karzai thinking in trying to schedule a snap election?

President Hamid Karzai's term is up in May, yet the commission has ruled that no election is possible before August.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai told donors his country needs $50 billion over the next five years to help turn around the shattered economy.

He said the plan, proposed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was endorsed by NATO partners.

General McChrystal was one of the relatively few American officials to develop a good relationship with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

A spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the escape was a "disaster" which should never have happened.

At least some members of Hamid Karzai's government seem to be taking these problems seriously.

Some intrepid Indonesians, like Hamid, have found a way around the problem.

His bluntness played badly in Kabul, where Hamid Karzai sometimes refused to talk or eat with him.

Take the case of Hamid, an occasional rickshaw driver, and his wife Khadeja.

The announcement that Hamid Karzai had been declared president without a second round of voting raised many more than three questions.

The same day, the ambassador delivered a blunt message to the front-runner, President Hamid Karzai: "Don't declare victory. "

Obama spoke to Afghan President Hamid Karzai overnight for the first time since he took office in Washington a month ago.

It's a gush of battle details from the front lines - from a reported assassination attempt on Hamid Karzai to raids gone wrong.

The next day, Abdul Hamid woke up without any feeling in the hands that had touched the grotesque cadaver.

Representatives for the two leading candidates, President Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, have already claimed to be in the lead.

After the meeting Afghan President Hamid Karzai said just fighting the Taliban is no longer an option.

Haji Abdul Hamid pulls out a satellite photograph featuring a cluster of mud-brick compounds engulfed by thick pomegranate orchards.

At a conference convened by the U. N. , a provisional government was established under President Hamid Karzai.

One way around this would be for Afghanistan to reintroduce conscription, as Hamid Karzai suggested this month at a conference in Munich.

A spokesman for the Afghan President Hamid Karzai has described the escape from prison of many Taliban militants as 'a disaster'.

In other cables American diplomats describe Hamid Karzai and his relatives in less than approbatory language.

It was once a few feet away from President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at his palace in Kabul.

The incumbent, Hamid Karzai, has 55% of the votes on a preliminary count. But the level of fraud was such that this is seen as a joke.

By then, it is hoped, Hamid Karzai, the president and likely winner, can be more credibly presented as a legitimate partner for outsiders.

Mr Zardari is to be applauded for making President Hamid Karzai the guest of honour at his inauguration.

Clinton spoke Wednesday at the State Department, in a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.

And the diplomatic corps must deal with the daily frustrations of doing business with a government led by Hamid Karzai.

Khadeja even took out a pricey loan to fund her saving: she bought gold, an asset she could use if Hamid died or divorced her.

The general wanted to add a fifth pillar, governance, but was overruled by President Hamid Karzai.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says militants who use those bases to launch attacks across the border are his country's most serious threat.

He arrived before dawn at Bagram air force base, and is due to hold talks with President Hamid Karzai.

The campaigns of both incumbent President Hamid Karzai and his top challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, are both declaring a first-round victory.

'We need international support, at least a no-fly zone, ' Mr. Hamid said.

The Shia Family Planning law was signed last March by President Hamid Karzai in an attempt, many believe, to appease powerful mullahs.

Aziz told her quickly that if he sold the horse he must give the money to Abdul Hamid.

President Obama has been quick to put his administration's weight behind Hamid Karzai, but with qualifications.

Police in Afghanistan say a senior adviser to President Hamid Karzai has been killed in an attack on his home in the capital Kabul.

He delivered a pointed message to Hamid Karzai , the president of Afghanistan, saying, "The days of providing a blank check are over. "

Hamid Karzai was declared winner in the presidential election following cancellation of a runoff vote.

Hamid Karzai was declared re-elected as president of Afghanistan when a second-round run-off ballot was cancelled.

Much depends on whether Hamid Karzai, the president, has a credible plan for governing the country better.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, NATO and the British government all condemned the assault.

His comments were welcomed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has long advocated reconciliation with moderate elements of the Taliban.

She will attend the Kabul conference aimed at shoring up the Afghan government of President Hamid Karzai.

Campaign teams for President Hamid Karzai and his chief opponent Abdullah Abdullah positioned themselves as winners.

Full, preliminary results show the incumbent, Hamid Karzai, capturing enough votes to avoid a runoff with his closest challenger.

President Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai are wrapping up the two-day meeting at Camp David.

Taliban fighters killed in battle, the officers explained to Abdul Hamid, the hospital gardener who was pulling a night shift as a guard.

Cheney was staying at the base after his Monday meeting in Kabul with Afghan President Hamid Karzai was postponed due to bad weather.

Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, hopes to win Western support for reconciliation and reintegration of fighters at the London conference.

Meanwhile, Hamid Karzai confirmed a report in the New York Times that his chief of staff had received cash from Iran, handed over in bags.

President Hamid Karzai has lost popularity, and the quality of most of the police and district officials is woeful.

At a conference convened by the UN, a provisional government was established under President Hamid Karzai.

On the campaign trail, President Hamid Karzai has appealed to his enemies to make peace.

A controversial but still powerful former Afghan warlord has flown back to the country from exile to campaign for President Hamid Karzai.

McChrystal personally apologized to Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai for those killings and ordered an investigation.

"Under Hamid Karzai, not one murderer has been executed in public! " exclaimed the more senior man in wide-eyed amazement.

A powerful businessman, Hamid al-Ahmar has influence in a variety of key sectors, including satellite communications.

In June, Afghan President Hamid Karzai established a peace council tasked with exploring negotiations with the Taliban.

Voters have several dozen presidential candidates to choose among, including the favorite and incumbent, Mr. Hamid Karzai.

They struck as President Hamid Karzai was swearing in members of his cabinet.

The UN spokeswoman said Ban Ki-moon urged Hamid Karzai to respect the constitutional process and the Afghan president promised to do so.

President Bush concludes his time in New York Wednesday with a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Q: The initial results of the Afghan presidential election show that President Hamid Karzai won over half of the votes.

With justification, they also slammed the failure of President Hamid Karzai's government to control Afghanistan's runaway crime.

President Hamid Karzai was returned to power this week after an election process widely seen as corrupt.

Hamid Karzai's flowing cape and hat combo has remained unchanged since he was installed as president of Afghanistan nearly a decade ago.

"I do not want to raise my prices but I still need to make a profit, so now I just make my pieces of tempe smaller, " said Hamid.

BBC News with Ally Micue. President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has increased his lead over his main rival in the presidential election.

Demonstrators chanted "Death to America" and called for the downfall of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Latest results in Afghanistan's presidential election showed the incumbent Hamid Karzai has established a clear lead.

Barack Obama held talks over lunch with President Hamid Karzai at the heavily guarded presidential palace.

Mr. bin Laden has supposedly ordered a suicide attack against the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai.

Original plan, Obama's visit, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, video conferencing, speech to U. S. troops in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, visited China, and signed agreements on trade and economic co-operation.

But a weakened President Hamid Karzai, facing re-election in 2009, is unlikely to embark on radical reform.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has survived an assault by Taliban militants on a military parade in Kabul.

Mahmoud Karzai, a brother of the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, is a prominent figure there.

Prime Minister Gilani's trip to Kabul included meetings with Hamid Karzai and Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak.

The killing comes as a major setback to President Hamid Karzai, who lost his brother last week.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn into office for a second 5-year term Thursday.

Later this week, Hamid Karzai will be sworn in to his second term as Afghan president.

Hamid said China is Bangladesh's most trustworthy friend and has provided the country with long-term disinterested assistance.

President Hamid Karzai appointed a nine-member government commission to investigate.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai addressed the shooting at a press conference in Kabul.

A. Rahman Ashraf is a veteran geologist and senior adviser on mining to Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai. Mr.

U. S Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Sunday.

A relative of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been mistakenly killed by Nato troops in southern Afghanistan, officials say.

Mr. Obama called Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday.

President Hamid Karzai has widened his lead over former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah.

Hamid Karzai announced a plan to make Afghanistan's army and police assume responsibility for the country's security, starting inJuly.

Two weeks ago, I learned from local English newspapers that Mr. Abdul Hamid, a prolific Urdu writer, passed away.

The latest election results from Afghanistan show President Hamid Karzai has widened his lead.

After the inspection, Biden is expected to Afghan President Hamid Karzai will meet and dine together.

In both communities there is a variance of positions and opinions (thanks Hamid Tehrani for blogging about conservative Iranian blogs).

But he says Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government and the international community should not dwell on the past.

General David Petraeus received a medal from Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday, his last day in Kabul.

The half brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been shot dead at his home in southern Kandahar province.

They supported [Afghan President Hamid] Karzai and realized he cannot deliver.

With 17% of all votes counted, Hamid Karzai appears to be extending his lead over Dr. Abdullah.

Mr Obama delayed his decision about whether to send more troops to Afghanistan until after Hamid Karzai's inauguration on November 19th.

President Hamid Karzai's deeply corrupt government shows no signs of improvement.

He's been meeting with political and military leaders including President Hamid Karzai and thanking coalition troops for their service.

President Hamid Karzai has moved closer to the idea of accommodating the Taliban.

The president also held a 15-minute telephone call with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, signed a strategic pact with India.

After a Nato air strike killed a reported 14 civilians in southern Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai gave Nato a final warning.

Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai is visiting the gulf of Qatar this weekend.

This is an approval of our previous stance. And we accept and praise it. " President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan. World News from the BBC. "

It is chaired by Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, with General Richards sitting beside him.

On the evening of the same day, Jia attended the welcome banquet held by Speaker Hamid.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to mediate such talks.

He's already signed this strategic partner agreement with Hamid Karzai.

He's planning to meet with President Hamid Karzai and U. S. commanders.

One ally, Seyed Hamid Pour-Mohammadi, the central bank's deputy governor, has been arrested.

Mr Javed Hamid, Regional Director, has been appointed to head the Joint Regional Office.

In mid-2002 Afghan delegates attended a loya jirga and selected Hamid Karzai as the country's leader.

State tourism minister Kaukab Hamid described the ruling as "heartening" .

Those returns show incumbent President Hamid Karzai with 43 percent of the vote.

President Hamid Karzai has a lot of work to do to restore his reputation as a moderate on women's rights.

"It is the second-largest census in the world, " Vice President Hamid Ansari told Press Trust of India news agency after being counted.

The one in office, led by Hamid Karzai, does not fit the bill, but no alternative is on offer.

The government of Hamid Karzai is uneasy about establishing such big, informal defence forces.

By 2004 a first ever free election had legitimated the presidency of Hamid Karzai.

On the morning of June 5, 2002, President Jiang Zemin met with Hamid Karzai, Chairman of Afghan Interim Administration.

At the same time, Gates also met with Hamid Karzai, to make up for Obama "because of bad weather" and keeping an appointment defect.

On December 5, 2005, Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei in Kabul.

COIN is expensive and the government of Hamid Karzai commands little affection and less respect.

Hamid and Khadeja need this patchwork portfolio in order to manage the daily gap between income and spending.

" His adjutant Fawzi bin Hamid concurred: " We have a mission here, and we won't stop until it is complete.

We need to preserve these sites because they are important archaeologically - not as some favor to Hamid Karzai.

'It's time we show that we trust the army, ' said Nasser Abdel-Hamid, who is with the coalition.

President Hamid Karzai has strongly denounced several high-profile airstrikes that killed dozens of people last year.

"This is it, " Hamid Akbar, 25, a refugee from the Swat Valley, said in Peshawar, the regional capital.

President Hamid Karzai, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon